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Post by hhf40 on Jun 29, 2010 7:22:39 GMT -5
I have a small group of select Kiger mares here that are sold to a very nice lady in Strade, Germany. All are currently being bred to Truthsayers's Sun. I expect to begin isolating them in July for 30 days, then they go to Chicago to be flown to Amsterdam. They will leave once they are all safe in foal for 60 days. I am waiting for the USDA Aphis vet to come, inspect my farm, and give me all the isolation requirements. These are very nice young mares and this project has been extremely interesting. My buyer plans to come to the US next Fall and go to Burns with me for the next adoption.
Bill
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Post by angelsdream on Jun 29, 2010 8:00:49 GMT -5
Wonderful news Bill! Please keep us updated. What are there plans with them?
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Post by barbhorses on Jun 29, 2010 12:19:58 GMT -5
Congrats! It seems like EVERYONE is importing horses lately! Two Spanish Mustangs are going to Australia soon (to compliment the gal's already herd of two Spanish Mustangs) as well as a herd going to France and then another lady importing her SM mare to France as well! Seems like everyone is going Mustang crazy these days! Pretty awesome!
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Post by fantasykiger on Jun 29, 2010 18:46:27 GMT -5
That is wonderful news indeed  I wish you the best and successful pregnancies. |
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Post by DianneC on Jun 29, 2010 19:10:48 GMT -5
Congratulations! Truthsayer's Sun is a NICE stallion and they should be very pleased with the foals. How many mares are going?
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Post by hhf40 on Jun 29, 2010 20:55:27 GMT -5
Three mares are going. Tempest, Chickory, and Bejous' Dream. Bejou and Tempest are both in foal to Truthsayer's Sun, and Chickory will ship open and be bred in Germany in 2011. The USDA inspector will be here on July 16, so the mares should leave my farm mid August.
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Post by lindad on Jun 29, 2010 22:58:52 GMT -5
Congratulations! Glad to hear that it turned out that Tempest can go. Hope all goes smoothly.
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Post by sbutter on Jun 30, 2010 11:15:02 GMT -5
Sounds like a handsome group of mares going! It will be fun to see what happens over there in the coming years.
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Post by cherylw on Jul 1, 2010 2:19:27 GMT -5
Congratulations on your sale, Bill!! Let us know how everything turns out.
It must be lonesome with just one Kiger in the pasture. ;D
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Post by hhf40 on Jul 1, 2010 8:28:31 GMT -5
Cheryl,
Actually, I still have two Kigers here - Elly and a very nice 2 year old Warrior/Tempest colt. Plus a few other assorted mustangs. I have a little Sulphur filly that would knock your eyes out.
Bill
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Post by sbutter on Jul 1, 2010 14:58:36 GMT -5
Do you have any pictures of them? I personally like my eyes, but now I am really curious about that sulphur filly.
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Post by barbhorses on Jul 1, 2010 15:09:10 GMT -5
Same here!! Please post pictures of the Sulphur filly and details (now I feel ok to post this being that a Kiger person wants to see the Sulphur too!  ) about her! |
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Post by cherylw on Jul 1, 2010 23:30:46 GMT -5
Well, I would be lonesome with just two Kigers.  I would like to see pics of your colt. Is he going to be your stallion, maybe? Where did Truthsayer's Sun come from? |
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Post by hhf40 on Jul 2, 2010 6:41:21 GMT -5
Cheryl,
I don't have any pictures of the Tempest 2 year old colt, but no, he won't be my stallion. He is gelded. I never wanted to own a stallion. I'm not much of a breeder, stallions are too much trouble for me, and I found it is less expensive to use AI, or just buy what I need.
Truthsayers' Sun came from Dave Porter. Jim Schweizer brought him to Michigan several years ago. and when Jim died, Dan Oslin got him. He shows him every weekend and literally wins 8-10 ribbons with him every week in halter, Western, and English. He is on Facebook for those of you that have not seen him. He is a very nice horse.
Sulphur filly - alot of you have asked about the Sulphur filly. Hers' is quite a story. I adopted her in April of last year for a project involving the Ohio Horsemens Council. I immediately knew she was inherently a very calm, sensible filly, but very cautious and wary. We worked with her for 3-4 months and decided to replace her for our project with a Kiger filly because we simply could not get thru to her. No matter what we did, she never gave us the answer we needed. When you put pressure on her, she would go internal on you, her eyes would glaze over, and she would shut down. So in the Fall, I turned her out with the mares in the woods and ignored her. One day in March, she turned a certain way, and I saw a foal kicking inside her, so I brought her back in, took good care of her, and waited to see what happened. Now, when I adopted her, she was a yearling, and I have no stallion on the farm, so she was bred in the corrals at Delta before she was a year old. She had a striking grulla filly, but it had no pastern or foot on its' right front leg, so we had to put it down. Once she had foaled, and no longer had to be so protective of her unborn foal, she was just fine. If I put her in the roundpen today, she is perfect and will give me the right answer 100% of the time. She is perfect. And while a good Kiger man isn't suppoed to say it, she is absolutely striking in her appearance and movement. She is going to a very nice young lady before Fall to begin her new life.
Bill
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Post by lindad on Jul 2, 2010 9:10:22 GMT -5
Of course a "good Kiger man" or woman can say a Sulpher or any other breed is a great horse. A great horse is a great horse no matter the breed. Horse snobery is just silly and about on par with, "my dad could beat up your dad" nonsense of elementry school. Hope that you share this lovely Sulpher with us.
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I wish you the best and successful pregnancies.
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